Solomons H4-SID flew into Cairns from Honiara, likely for maintenance work to be completed. It can be seen in the approach photo below courtesy of Paul Howard, and on the ground with thanks to FNQ Skies.

Monday, 28 September 2015

Officially registered 25-Sep-2015. This aircraft positioned down to Ikhana at Murrieta on 17-Sep-2015.

MSN 927 C-GVOT is seen below this morning at Calgary, AB where it is currently at Regent Aircraft Services prior to delivery to Air Seychelles. Once ferry tank installation has been completed it is expected to depart to Mahé on delivery.

Friday, 25 September 2015

C-GUVT continues its trek to the Himalayas with the most recent sector to India. Providing there are no unexpected issues with Indian overflight clearances, it should manage the final flight nonstop to Kathmandu tomorrow.

Looking just great just prior to landing in Vancouver Harbour, DHC-6-200HG™ C-FGQH was caught by John Olafson in early September.

MSN 906 C-GVTU is seen below at Calgary, AB on 22-Sep-2015. The aircraft had positioned over from Springbank, AB on 25-Aug-2015 for painting, and then some modification work at Regent Aircraft Services. Ferry tank installation for the trip to Timor-Leste is expected to be accomplished over the next few days.

The scheme below belongs to the the Special Administrative Region of Oé-Cusse, an exclave within the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Last flight noted as such was 07-Aug-2014 Port Moresby, NCD - Cairns, QLD and was noted 12-Aug-2014 with registration partially removed, and outside at Cairns, QLD 02-Sep-2015 as PK-FUR. Subsequently transferred to Hevilift Indonesia as such.

The aircraft is still indicating current on the PNG aircraft register as P2-KSB as of their 29-Jun-2015 listing.

Sank while docked at the Atmosphere Kanifushi Resort, in the Lhaviyani Atoll during strong winds and swells. It would appear that there is no significant structural damage other than what will have been caused by the sea water.

A reader noted an all white Twin Otter parked at Tirana, Albania on 17-Sep-2015. It appeared as the aircraft had arrived recently. I am thinking this could have been 334 N344CS which went through Lelystad and Wick a couple days later.

Friday, 18 September 2015

C-GUVT has now departed Springbank on its delivery flight to Nepal for Tara Air. It is expected to continue on to Iqaluit after Thompson. The aircraft is seen below this afternoon, prior to departure from the Rocky Mountain Aircraft facility at Springbank, AB.

Tara Air's first DHC-6-400 9N-AKL was rolled out yesterday at Kathmandu in a new colour scheme, with additional Great Himalayan Trail titles/logos. This aircraft had been delivered all white to Nepal on 15-Jul-2015.

The company's second Series 400, MSN 926 C-GUVT left Victoria on 11-Sep-2015 for installation of ferry tanks, and was expected to depart on delivery today. Interestingly, the newer aircraft does not carry this revised paint scheme.

The status of all of the aircraft featured below had previously been unknown, so it is great to be able to update their overall situations. The conditions vary from bad to surprisingly good, and it appears that one aircraft (the newest, MSN 487) has engines installed. The status of their records however may be a different story entirely.

All come from the fleet of Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a significant Twin Otter operator who received their first example in 1967, but ceased operations in 2014.

C-GUZP departed Springbank this afternoon bound for Mena, AR where it will be painted. The aircraft had arrived back in Canada via shipping container after an accident in the Maldives in Jul-2012. It can be seen in the photo below approximately a month ago, with thanks to Reinhard Zinabold and just prior to departure this afternoon in the second photo.

After having arrived in Anchorage on 13-Sep-2015, C-GUVA is today filed for departure to Nome, AK as it continues on delivery to Airfast Indonesia. It had earlier flight planned for direct to Anadyr, Russia.

N288SA has departed the CAAMS MRO facility in Rutherfordton, NC today at the start of its delivery flight to Indonesia. The aircraft's initial routing will see it position to McMinnville, OR where ferry tanks will be installed, and then on to Honolulu, Majuro, Pohnpei and Biak.

The aircraft is seen below prior to departure, having had CAAMS Leasing titles added, as well as a small Dimonim Air logo on the tail.

The second Series 400 to depart Victoria in the past couple days, Airfast's MSN 924 C-GUVA is now bound for Jakarta on delivery. On 11-Sep-2015, MSN 926 C-GUVT left for Springbank for ferry tank installation, and onward delivery to Tara Air in Kathmandu. C-GUVA is being delivered by Viking Air, while C-GUVT is being flown by Worldwide Ferry. Air Seychelles MSN 927 C-GVOT will also be delivered by Worldwide Ferry shortly.

Although the aircraft had filed to continue on from Majuro to Biak, Indonesia yesterday it has remained on the ground in the Marshall Islands. An updated departure plan will be posted once it becomes available.

Chukotavia's DHC-6-400 RA-67286 (MSN 919) officially entered service with the carrier on 04-Sep-2015 and is seen below at Anadyr, Russia.

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